If I were going to start a church that worshiped the Dragon and his fallen angels,
I wouldn’t announce it.
I’d wrap it in gold, drape it in robes, and chant Latin over bones.
I’d make sure it violated as many of God’s commands as possible —
Not 5… not 10…
At least 50+ deliberate perversions of truth.
Pray to the dead.
Bow to idols.
Sell salvation.
Crown a man “God on Earth.”
Turn grace into currency.
Call Mary Queen of Heaven.
Crucify Christ again—daily—on an altar.
Hide behind incense and power while children are devoured.
Rewrite the Gospel into a ritual.
Bury the Bible under a throne...
Well, I guess I'd start here;
Adorn cathedrals with fallen angels and grotesques — “You shall burn the carved images… you shall not bring a detestable thing into your house.” (Deut. 7:25–26)
Venerate Mary and saints in prayer — “Should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?” (Isa. 8:19), “There is one mediator between God and man — Christ Jesus.” (1 Tim. 2:5)
Call the pope ‘Holy Father’ — “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.”(Matt. 23:9)
Claim the pope is Christ’s Vicar — “The Spirit of truth… will guide you into all truth.” (John 16:13)
Sell indulgences — “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God.” (Acts 8:20), “By grace you have been saved through faith… not by works.” (Eph. 2:8–9)
Invent purgatory — “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” (Heb. 9:27)
Require celibacy for priests — “In later times some will abandon the faith… forbidding to marry.” (1 Tim. 4:1–3)
Call Mary ever-virgin — “Is this not the carpenter’s son? Are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?”(Matt. 13:55–56)
Elevate tradition above Scripture — “You nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.” (Mark 7:8–9)
Use images in worship — “You shall not make for yourself a carved image... you shall not bow down to them or serve them.” (Ex. 20:4–5)
Pray to the dead — “Let no one be found among you… who consults the dead.” (Deut. 18:10–12)
Dress in gold crowns and ornate robes — “Everything they do is done for people to see... they love places of honor.”(Matt. 23:5), “Let your adornment be… not with gold or fine clothes.” (1 Pet. 3:3–4)
Store up wealth while ignoring the poor — “Your gold and silver are corroded… You have hoarded wealth in the last days.” (James 5:1–3), “Sell what you have and give to the poor.” (Matt. 19:21)
Claim sacraments dispense salvation — “Salvation is found in no one else.” (Acts 4:12), “If you confess with your mouth… you will be saved.”(Rom. 10:9)
Recite vain rosary prayers — “When you pray, do not keep on babbling… for they think they will be heard for their many words.” (Matt. 6:7)
Bless relics and bones — “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers.” (Lev. 19:31), “Why consult the dead?” (Isa. 8:19)
Play politics with kings and kingdoms — “My kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36)
Place a man as head of the Church — “Christ is the head of the body, the church.” (Col. 1:18)
Declare papal infallibility — “Let God be true, and every human being a liar.” (Rom. 3:4)
Accept worship of images — “I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to carved idols.” (Isa. 42:8)
Command fasting as law — “Let no one judge you in food or in drink… or Sabbaths.” (Col. 2:16–17)
Demand confession to a priest — “If we confess our sins, He is faithful… to forgive.” (1 John 1:9), “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark 2:7)
Teach the Church itself saves — “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6), “If anyone preaches another gospel, let him be accursed.”(Gal. 1:8–9)
Turn communion into literal sacrifice — “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Heb. 10:10)
Call Mary ‘Queen of Heaven’ — “The children gather wood… to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven. Do they provoke Me to anger?” (Jer. 7:18)
Kiss the pope’s feet — “Peter lifted him up, saying, 'Stand up; I too am a man.'” (Acts 10:25–26)
Venerate corpses of dead saints — “The dead know nothing.” (Eccl. 9:5), “Do not make any cuts in your body for the dead.” (Lev. 19:28)
Blend pagan festivals with Christian names — “What fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Cor. 6:14–17)
Use pagan emperor titles like ‘Pontifex Maximus’ — “The greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matt. 23:11–12)
Chant and burn incense as mystical acts — “I cannot endure your assemblies… Your incense is detestable to me.” (Isa. 1:13), “Away with the noise of your songs!” (Amos 5:21–23)
Accept money for prayers to the dead — “Her leaders judge for a bribe… Yet they lean on the Lord.” (Micah 3:11)
Claim infants are guilty and must be baptized — “The son will not share the guilt of the father.” (Ezek. 18:20), “Unless you change and become like little children…” (Matt. 18:3)
Adorn churches with sun wheels and obelisks — “They were facing east, worshiping the sun.” (Ezek. 8:16)
Place catechism above Scripture — “All Scripture is God-breathed… that the man of God may be complete.” (2 Tim. 3:16–17)
Promote unity with non-Christian religions — “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.” (2 Cor. 6:14), “No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)
Claim new revelation through the Magisterium — “Contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3)
Harbor sexual abusers in priesthood — “It would be better… if a millstone were hung around his neck.” (Matt. 18:6), “Though they know God’s decree… they give approval to those who practice them.” (Rom. 1:32)
Forbid laypeople from interpreting Scripture — “The Bereans examined the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul said was true.” (Acts 17:11), “You have no need that anyone should teach you.” (1 John 2:27)
Grant annulments to undo marriage — “What God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Mark 10:9)
Worship the Eucharist as literal flesh — “The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing.” (John 6:63), “He entered heaven… not to offer Himself again and again.” (Heb. 9:24–28)
Create a priestly hierarchy — “You are a royal priesthood.” (1 Pet. 2:9)
Make oaths to human authority — “Do not swear at all… let your yes be yes.” (Matt. 5:34–37)
Teach that suffering earns salvation — “By grace you have been saved… not by works.” (Eph. 2:8–9), “If it is by grace, then it is no longer by works.” (Rom. 11:6)
Baptize without faith or repentance — “Repent and be baptized.” (Acts 2:38), “Faith comes by hearing the word of Christ.” (Rom. 10:17)
Condemn non-Catholics as heretics — “There is neither Jew nor Gentile… for you are all one in Christ.” (Gal. 3:28), “By this all will know you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35)
Approve Marian apparitions contradicting the Gospel — “Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach another gospel… let them be accursed.” (Gal. 1:8)
Build shrines to visions and dead saints — “You shall have no other gods before Me… nor make for yourself a carved image.” (Ex. 20:3–5)
Display bones and skulls as holy objects — “Let no one be found among you… who consults the dead.” (Deut. 18:10–12), “The dead know nothing.” (Eccl. 9:5)
Call Rome ‘Mother Church’ — “Whoever does the will of My Father… is My brother and sister and mother.” (Matt. 12:50)
Replace the Gospel with rules, rituals, and payments — “You who are trying to be justified by the law have fallen from grace.” (Gal. 5:4)
Twist the Gospel into bondage — “I am afraid… just as Eve was deceived… your minds may be led astray.” (2 Cor. 11:3–4)
Exalt Rome as the seat of truth — “The hour is coming… when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.” (John 4:21–24)
Every one of these practices violates the simplicity and purity of the Gospel.
Every one is a monument to a religion of control — not the faith of the cross.
And every one stands condemned by the Word of God.
If I wanted to build a system to honor Satan in God’s name,
I’d build exactly what Rome became.
And I’d call it holy.
But heaven sees it for what it is —
Babylon, dressed like a bride, drunk on the blood of the saints.
(Rev. 17:6)
I wouldn’t announce it.
I’d wrap it in gold, drape it in robes, and chant Latin over bones.
I’d make sure it violated as many of God’s commands as possible —
Not 5… not 10…
At least 50+ deliberate perversions of truth.
Pray to the dead.
Bow to idols.
Sell salvation.
Crown a man “God on Earth.”
Turn grace into currency.
Call Mary Queen of Heaven.
Crucify Christ again—daily—on an altar.
Hide behind incense and power while children are devoured.
Rewrite the Gospel into a ritual.
Bury the Bible under a throne...
Well, I guess I'd start here;
Adorn cathedrals with fallen angels and grotesques — “You shall burn the carved images… you shall not bring a detestable thing into your house.” (Deut. 7:25–26)
Venerate Mary and saints in prayer — “Should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?” (Isa. 8:19), “There is one mediator between God and man — Christ Jesus.” (1 Tim. 2:5)
Call the pope ‘Holy Father’ — “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.”(Matt. 23:9)
Claim the pope is Christ’s Vicar — “The Spirit of truth… will guide you into all truth.” (John 16:13)
Sell indulgences — “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God.” (Acts 8:20), “By grace you have been saved through faith… not by works.” (Eph. 2:8–9)
Invent purgatory — “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” (Heb. 9:27)
Require celibacy for priests — “In later times some will abandon the faith… forbidding to marry.” (1 Tim. 4:1–3)
Call Mary ever-virgin — “Is this not the carpenter’s son? Are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?”(Matt. 13:55–56)
Elevate tradition above Scripture — “You nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.” (Mark 7:8–9)
Use images in worship — “You shall not make for yourself a carved image... you shall not bow down to them or serve them.” (Ex. 20:4–5)
Pray to the dead — “Let no one be found among you… who consults the dead.” (Deut. 18:10–12)
Dress in gold crowns and ornate robes — “Everything they do is done for people to see... they love places of honor.”(Matt. 23:5), “Let your adornment be… not with gold or fine clothes.” (1 Pet. 3:3–4)
Store up wealth while ignoring the poor — “Your gold and silver are corroded… You have hoarded wealth in the last days.” (James 5:1–3), “Sell what you have and give to the poor.” (Matt. 19:21)
Claim sacraments dispense salvation — “Salvation is found in no one else.” (Acts 4:12), “If you confess with your mouth… you will be saved.”(Rom. 10:9)
Recite vain rosary prayers — “When you pray, do not keep on babbling… for they think they will be heard for their many words.” (Matt. 6:7)
Bless relics and bones — “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers.” (Lev. 19:31), “Why consult the dead?” (Isa. 8:19)
Play politics with kings and kingdoms — “My kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36)
Place a man as head of the Church — “Christ is the head of the body, the church.” (Col. 1:18)
Declare papal infallibility — “Let God be true, and every human being a liar.” (Rom. 3:4)
Accept worship of images — “I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to carved idols.” (Isa. 42:8)
Command fasting as law — “Let no one judge you in food or in drink… or Sabbaths.” (Col. 2:16–17)
Demand confession to a priest — “If we confess our sins, He is faithful… to forgive.” (1 John 1:9), “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark 2:7)
Teach the Church itself saves — “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6), “If anyone preaches another gospel, let him be accursed.”(Gal. 1:8–9)
Turn communion into literal sacrifice — “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Heb. 10:10)
Call Mary ‘Queen of Heaven’ — “The children gather wood… to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven. Do they provoke Me to anger?” (Jer. 7:18)
Kiss the pope’s feet — “Peter lifted him up, saying, 'Stand up; I too am a man.'” (Acts 10:25–26)
Venerate corpses of dead saints — “The dead know nothing.” (Eccl. 9:5), “Do not make any cuts in your body for the dead.” (Lev. 19:28)
Blend pagan festivals with Christian names — “What fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Cor. 6:14–17)
Use pagan emperor titles like ‘Pontifex Maximus’ — “The greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matt. 23:11–12)
Chant and burn incense as mystical acts — “I cannot endure your assemblies… Your incense is detestable to me.” (Isa. 1:13), “Away with the noise of your songs!” (Amos 5:21–23)
Accept money for prayers to the dead — “Her leaders judge for a bribe… Yet they lean on the Lord.” (Micah 3:11)
Claim infants are guilty and must be baptized — “The son will not share the guilt of the father.” (Ezek. 18:20), “Unless you change and become like little children…” (Matt. 18:3)
Adorn churches with sun wheels and obelisks — “They were facing east, worshiping the sun.” (Ezek. 8:16)
Place catechism above Scripture — “All Scripture is God-breathed… that the man of God may be complete.” (2 Tim. 3:16–17)
Promote unity with non-Christian religions — “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.” (2 Cor. 6:14), “No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)
Claim new revelation through the Magisterium — “Contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3)
Harbor sexual abusers in priesthood — “It would be better… if a millstone were hung around his neck.” (Matt. 18:6), “Though they know God’s decree… they give approval to those who practice them.” (Rom. 1:32)
Forbid laypeople from interpreting Scripture — “The Bereans examined the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul said was true.” (Acts 17:11), “You have no need that anyone should teach you.” (1 John 2:27)
Grant annulments to undo marriage — “What God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Mark 10:9)
Worship the Eucharist as literal flesh — “The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing.” (John 6:63), “He entered heaven… not to offer Himself again and again.” (Heb. 9:24–28)
Create a priestly hierarchy — “You are a royal priesthood.” (1 Pet. 2:9)
Make oaths to human authority — “Do not swear at all… let your yes be yes.” (Matt. 5:34–37)
Teach that suffering earns salvation — “By grace you have been saved… not by works.” (Eph. 2:8–9), “If it is by grace, then it is no longer by works.” (Rom. 11:6)
Baptize without faith or repentance — “Repent and be baptized.” (Acts 2:38), “Faith comes by hearing the word of Christ.” (Rom. 10:17)
Condemn non-Catholics as heretics — “There is neither Jew nor Gentile… for you are all one in Christ.” (Gal. 3:28), “By this all will know you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35)
Approve Marian apparitions contradicting the Gospel — “Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach another gospel… let them be accursed.” (Gal. 1:8)
Build shrines to visions and dead saints — “You shall have no other gods before Me… nor make for yourself a carved image.” (Ex. 20:3–5)
Display bones and skulls as holy objects — “Let no one be found among you… who consults the dead.” (Deut. 18:10–12), “The dead know nothing.” (Eccl. 9:5)
Call Rome ‘Mother Church’ — “Whoever does the will of My Father… is My brother and sister and mother.” (Matt. 12:50)
Replace the Gospel with rules, rituals, and payments — “You who are trying to be justified by the law have fallen from grace.” (Gal. 5:4)
Twist the Gospel into bondage — “I am afraid… just as Eve was deceived… your minds may be led astray.” (2 Cor. 11:3–4)
Exalt Rome as the seat of truth — “The hour is coming… when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.” (John 4:21–24)
Every one of these practices violates the simplicity and purity of the Gospel.
Every one is a monument to a religion of control — not the faith of the cross.
And every one stands condemned by the Word of God.
If I wanted to build a system to honor Satan in God’s name,
I’d build exactly what Rome became.
And I’d call it holy.
But heaven sees it for what it is —
Babylon, dressed like a bride, drunk on the blood of the saints.
(Rev. 17:6)